The successful and overwhelming response to the two publications rchitects Handbook: Ready Reckoner and the Water Supply and Sanitation has inspired and encouraged the author Charanjit S. Shah to make further significant contribution to the professional literature in the field of architecture. The ARCHITECTURAL HANDBOOKS SERIES aims to provide encyclopedic information and professional data on various architecturdi tbpics. The author plans to have five volumes on various aspects of building construction. The text of each volume attempts to provide history of construction, basic materials and their techniques alongwith the applications and other various aspects of practical concern in construction management and systems. ATIHI is an exclusive publication of its kind, having technical data alongwith the architectural details and minimum standards. The visual and design aspects, alongwith the construction techniques and behaviour of various materials, have been well elaborated. From a utility bathroom to luxury and commercial bathroom, the various elements have been critically analysed and detailed in this book which will be beneficial to architects, engineers and also lay house-builders. Architects references have been made simple by this publication on the basic understanding of all elements of bathrooms.1 introduction. 2 history of bathrooms. 3 plumbing and drainage. 4 sanitary fittings. 5 bathroom fittings and faucets. 6 bathroom accessories. 7 bathroom standards. 8 bathroom layouts. 9 design elements. 10 storage. 11 material application. 12 water heating systems. 13 problem areas in the bathroom. 14 waterproofinfg treatment. 15 innovative ideas. 16 public toilets and sanitation.
HARANJTT S. SHAH is a practicing architect and has been in the profession for more then three decades. He was Chairman lndian lnstitute of Architects (NC) 1994-96 and 1998—2000; Professional AdvisorArchitect of year award l996 Organising Chairman South Asian Association of Architects SAARCH 96; Organising Chairman Northern Central Regional Conference 99.He is visiting professor in the School of Planning and Architecture New Delhi and Fellow of the lndian lnstitute of Architects and lnstitute of valuers. He is also the recipient of The National Unity Award 1993 and Udyog Gaurav Award 1994 for excellence in the profession of architecture and certificate of merit awarded by The lndian lnstitute of Architects. He has won many national design competitions and has designed many prestigious institutional and industrial projects. He has specialised in designing offices hotels and house interiors.
